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Rites of Passage
by Michele Israel
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 Background
Overview
Celebrations of Life's Passages
They are known as rites of passage, coming of age rituals that bring people into new life phases and conditions. Many of these ceremonies celebrate the shifts young people make into maturity, underscoring this transition's significance and new phase in life.
In this lesson, students explore various traditional children's and adolescent faith-based rites of passage. They examine modern coming of age ceremonies - ones that are more secular in nature - and create a rite of passage that best reflects their personal life journeys. Resources include segments from RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY and Web sites.
Resources include segments from RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY and relevant Web sites.
Grade Level:
Grades 9-12
This lesson is intended for high school grades, but can be adapted for middle school students.
Time Allotment:
Activities may take several classroom periods. Estimated time frames for each activity are noted under learning activities. Culminating activities may extend over longer periods of time depending on level of student interest and commitment to the projects.
Subject Matter:
Social studies (civics); language arts; religion
Learning Objectives
Students will:
- Define rite of passage/coming of age
- Name and describe spiritual, religious and/or secular child and adolescent rites of passage rituals
- Examine and compare child and adolescent rites of passage from a variety of religious and spiritual traditions
- Recognize how some traditional rites of passage have changed, been modified or discarded to adapt to modern times
- Design a personal rite of passage
Standards
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
4th Edition Standards & Benchmarks
http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/browse.asp
Behavioral Studies
Standard 1: Understands that group and cultural differences contribute to human development, identity, and behavior
Level IV [Grade 9-12]
Benchmark 7: Understands that family, gender, ethnicity, nationality, institutional affiliations, socioeconomic status, and other group and cultural influences contribute to the shaping of a person's identity
Health Standard 10: Understands the fundamental concepts of growth and development
Level IV [Grade 9-12]
Benchmark 1: Understands a variety of physical, mental, emotional, and social changes that occur throughout life, and how these changes differ among individuals
Language Arts
Standard 9: Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media
Level IV [Grade 9-12]
Benchmark 1: Uses a range of strategies to interpret visual media
Benchmark 2: Uses a variety of criteria relevant to evaluate informational media
This lesson was prepared by: Michele Israel
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